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Patrick McGoohan as The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1963).
Which of these Imaginary Movies would you most want to see? Pt. 5
Brian De Palma's the Invisible Man (80s)
Kasi Lemmons's King Lear (present day)
Guy Ritchie's Robin Hood (2010s)
Dean Israelite's Spider-Man (present day)
Sam Raimi's Pirates of the Caribbean (90s)
Gore Verbinski's Sherlock Holmes (present day)
Baz Luhrmann's Hamilton (present day)
Mel Brooks's the Taming of the Shrew (80s)
John Huston's The Professor & the Madman (70s)
Kenneth Branagh's Dr. Syn (present day)
Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala's Jane Eyre (present day)
Jon Favreau's Nero Wolfe (present day)
Part 4 Here
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1963)
Dr. Syn (1981, tempera on panel) | Andrew Wyeth
The Scarecrow (1963)
Doctor Syn; a smuggler tale of the Romney Marsh by Russell Thorndike (1914)
Did you know? Tim Sale’s Scarecrow was inspired by a Disney Chracter!
Before you brush me off as silly, just lemme explain!
Now, this character isn’t a famous Disney villain or price, and in fact they were a fictional character long before Disney brought them to the silver screen, but for simplicity sake, I’m referring to him as a Disney character here because that’s way more fun.
For those curious...
...it is the One and Only Dr. Syn: aka The Scarecrow!
See the resemblance? Especially within the mask! Dr Syn has been around since 1915 -- and only saw the spotlight with the Disney movie The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (there were two movies before his Disney debut, but they weren’t as popular)
He’s a smuggler and the hero of his story, so not very Jonathan Crane like, but it’s hard to deny the looks! Tim Sale was clearly inspired by this horse riding, crime fighting buckaroo and just knew his design would lend itself to Jonathan Crane.
Below: A commission of Dr Syn, then the iconic “Salecrow” design. Both drawn by Tim Sale
Patrick McGoohan is ridiculously handsome.
Sometimes I think I could sit and just peer at his face for hours. And so many of his photos highlight different things about his facial structure. His eyes are notable whether open or closed. Of course, I’m sure some of that is thanks to talented make up people, but no one can make up your irises. I don’t think they had colored contacts back then, even so, those eyes are breathtaking in b&w… that gaze looks as if he’s got some sort of backlight in his mind.
Then of course his cheekbones are extraordinary. They hold shadows depending upon the lighting around him and speak sensuality, grief, depth, passion, even evil or weakness. He uses that face indelibly in the roles he masters.
And the mouth. *sigh* those lips… the whole structure around his mouth, not to mention the full prominent chin. From sardonic to flirtatious to dangerous (but rarely joyful), his smiles speak volumes. And do t we all just love his smirks.
That face is filled with contradictions and mysteries, just as the man, himself, seems to be!
Ok, technically as a live action character, Dr. Syn/Scarecrow could not appear in Wasteland, but the costume could be worn by someone within Wasteland. Or the theme song could play.
